With analog tape as their guiding medium—and with everyone from Al Green to Amy Winehouse riding shotgun—Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings have orchestrated a whole new R&B revival...
Treasure Island, a man-made former naval base, marks the center spot of the San Francisco Bay, and attendees of the first-ever Treasure Island Music Festival...
Remember when hip-hop was less about big pimpin' or gettin' your crunk on and more concerned with telling an actual story? The members of Panacea sure...
Sleep is highly overrated. At least that's what DJ Scorpio seems to think. Who needs sleep? he asks. I'll sleep when I'm dead. But considering the pace...
I like being a muse to artists, Salaam Remi says. My own issue is, what do I actually sound like? It's a new chapter for Remi, the 35-year-old producer...
Lollapalooza dawned hot on Friday, Aug. 3 at Chicago's Grant Park and we mean the kind of hot that causes eggs to fry on the sidewalk and makes festival...
When Robots Go Bad! swaps consistency for the kind of teenage thrill born from lawnmower joyrides and beer theft from the neighbor's garage. Hexstatic...
Space is always an issue when living in London. You particularly feel it when you are used to the wide-open spaces and clean air of Denmark. This is the...
The road to fame is a very bumpy ride, and it's nice to see hard-working, successful bands reveal the pain they've endured for the gain. A case in point...
Proving music fans no longer need to choose sides, the second Pitchfork Music Festival (July 13-15) brought 39 seemingly incongruous acts together for...
Interviewing Northern State is like chatting with your enviably cool East Coast girlfriends. Friendly and effusive, Hesta Prynn (aka Julie Potash) and...
When you're DJing to people who are really drunk at one in the morning, Z-Trip says, if you come with something superintelligent, it's going to fly over...
Behind his bug-eyed wraparound shades, Prince Paul cuts an almost extraterrestrial profile, smiling mischievously as he warms to a question about the...
I'm in London, of course, cackles Maya Arulpragasam. The Sri Lankan by way of the UK rapper/chatter/singer, who records under the nom de plume M.I.A.,...
Read the full Q&A with New York hip-hop/rock trio Northern State and producer Chuck Brody on the band's album, Can I Keep This Pen? For the story in the...
You won't get a lot of wild stage antics at a Chromeo show, but the duo's subtlety is no less engaging. The first thing you'll notice is Pee Thug (aka...
DJ Jazzy Jeff's ascent to veteran status is by now a well-known tale one that had traveled in hip-hop circles long before Jeff's alliance with the Fresh...
Oh, how Remix Hotel has grown. A great big apology from the Remix staff for the unruly lines at the Remix Hotel New York 2007 (May 18-20) for this year's...
More than just a victim of stage fright, Daniel Kuypers has long suffered from chronic angst while spinning hip-hop in his native Chicago. Every week,...
Just Blaze devoted son to his mother (a high school principal), superfan of Roland V-Drums and Ableton Live, owner of three feisty poodles and producer...
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